The Sundarban National Park was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. This year boat tableau was fashioned and moved into the creeks of the nearby fringe villages to aware the local people about the importance of Sundarbans. This day is a celebration of our shared cultural heritage and diversity. It's a day to recognize the importance of preserving our history for future generations. World Heritage Day 2024 raises awareness about the impact of human activities on our cultural heritage. It's a call to action to protect and conserve our shared cultural treasures. By celebrating our cultural heritage, we can build bridges between communities and foster global citizenship.
As the Sundarbans is a RAMSAR site of international importance, every year World Wetlands Day is celebrated with great devotion. This year the theme was- 'Wetlands and Human Wellbeing'. Awareness generation program, sit- and- draw competition etc. were arranged in local schools in JFMC areas for the promotion and practices of such good deed.
International Tiger Day...a day to appreciate the beauty, grandeur and importance of our National Animal.... BENGAL TIGER. Every year, at Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) we take this opportunity to create awareness among young students and local people by organizing interactive programmes. Two books had released on the day, 'The Annual Report 2022-23' and the 'Otters in Sundarban Tiger Reserve: Status Report 2023' prepared by the Research Range, STR.
Mangroves act as natural shock absorbers in oceanic- calamities. They also provide livelihood support to coastal communities along with ecosystem services. World Mangrove Day is celebrated on 26th July every year. The general objectives of World Mangrove Day are - to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses for the sustainable life and livelihood of the people.
A comprehensive programme with local school students, teachers and people's representatives of JFMCs under STR has been observed on this World Environment Day, 5th June 2024 at various places under STR jurisdiction. As the theme of World Environment Day, 2023 is 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience' under the slogan 'Our land Our future'. The enthusiasm of youngsters surpassed the pulsating heat, pledging a resilient eco-friendly future of Sundarban landscape.
The Sundarban is one of the oldest tiger reserves in our country. The Project Tiger was implemented in the year 1973 by the Govt. of India. Not only a tiger reserve, the Sundarban is a unique place of attraction, a Biosphere Reserve under Man And Biosphere program, UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Ramsar Site of international importance and also a CATS accredited site. This year at Sajnekhali WLS range the celebration of 50 years of Sundarban Tiger Reserve is celebrated with great devotion. A conservation partnership program for the upliftment of the local JFMCs is launched on the same day. A tiger Mascot- Sujoy (abbreviation- Subarna Joyanti of STR) is released the authority. A book named- 'Enigmatic Sundarbans' is also released by the department, commemorating the 50 years of Project Tiger in the Mysterious Mangrove.
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